Police say Terri Hymes and Archie Howard were arrested after Hymes' 2-year-old son was left in a hot, parked car while the couple drank at a bar.

Police say Terri Hymes and Archie Howard were arrested after Hymes' 2-year-old son was left in a hot, parked car while the couple drank at a bar.

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Updated: 12:33 PM EDT Jul 2, 2014

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WEBVTT AM BY ANY COTA HAS MORE WITH HOW THE BOY WAS RESCUED FROM THE BACKSEAT. Reporter: THE MOTHER OF THAT LITTLE BOY AND A MAN CLAIMING TO BE THE STEPFATHER ARE BOTH HERE IN JAIL. ACCORDING TO THIS CRIMINAL COMPLAINT, THEY LEFT THE LITTLE BOY IN THE CAR WHILE THEY WERE IN A BAR. WHEN POLICE FOUND THAT LITTLE BOY, HE SWAYS LUMPED OUT AND SWEATING PROFUSELY. YEAH, THIS WAS A VERY HUMID NIGHT. Reporter: HOT, HUMID AND ROUGHLY 80 DEGREES, AND LIKELY HOTTER INSIDE THIS CAR, THE DOORS LOCKED, WINDOWS SLIGHTLY OPEN. IN THE BACKSEAT A LITTLE BOY FOUND ALL ALONE BY POLICE. AROUND 12:30 THIS MORNING IN HOMEWOOD. THEY FOUND A 2-YEAR-OLD MALE TODDLER IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACKSEAT SLUMPED OVER, SWEATING A LOT, AND NOT BEING RESPONSIVE. SOMEONE SAW THE CHILD AND CALLED 911. FOR WELL OVER TEN MINUTES POLICE SEARCHED FOR THE PARENTS UNTIL THIS WOMAN, 30 YEARS OLD TERRY HINES TRIED TO GET INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE OFF. SHE TOLD OFFICES SHE WAS HIS MOTHER. SHE JUST LEFT THE SECOND TIME AROUND BAR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS WOMAN WAS APPARENTLY INTOXICATED, SLURRED SPEECH, BLOODSHOT EYES, AND THEN ANOTHER GENTLEMAN CAME OUT OF THE BAR, THE SAME BAR. Reporter: THAT MAN, 27-YEAR-OLD ARCHIE HOWARD, CLAIMED TO BE THE CHILD'S STEPFATHER. ACCORDING TO POLICE, HE TOO APPEARED TO BE DRUNK. WHEN OFFICERS TOOK HIM INTO CUSTODY, THEY SAY THEY STARTED YELLING AND CAUSING A DISTURBANCE. MEDICS MEANTIME RUSHED THE TODDLER TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE HE'S DOING FINAL AND IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES. THEY REMAIN BEHIND BARS, THEY'RE FACING SEVERAL CHARGES INCLUDING

Toddler left in car in Homewood

Police say Terri Hymes and Archie Howard were arrested after Hymes' 2-year-old son was left in a hot, parked car while the couple drank at a bar.